25th Street station (BMT Fourth Avenue Line)

25 Street
New York City Subway station (rapid transit)
Southbound platform
Station statistics
Address	25th Street & Fourth Avenue Brooklyn, NY
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Greenwood Heights
Coordinates	40°39′38″N 73°59′53″W / 40.66056°N 73.99806°W / 40.66056; -73.99806
Division	B (BMT)[1]
Line	BMT Fourth Avenue Line
Services	D  (late nights) ​   N  (late nights, and limited rush hour service in the reverse-peak direction) ​   R  (all times) ​   W  (limited rush hour service only)
Transit	NYCT Bus: B63 (on Fifth Avenue); B37 (on Third Avenue)[2]
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Other information
Opened	June 22, 1915 (109 years ago) (1915-06-22)
Opposite- direction transfer	No
Traffic
2023	822,024[3]  8.4%
Rank	328 out of 423[3]
Services Preceding station New York City Subway Following station Prospect Avenue D  ​N  ​R  ​W  toward Forest Hills–71st Avenue Local 36th Street D  ​N  ​R  ​W  toward Bay Ridge–95th Street
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Track layout Legend to Prospect Avenue to 36th Street
Street map
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops all times except late nights Stops late nights only Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only

The 25th Street station is a local station on the BMT Fourth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 25th Street and Fourth Avenue in Greenwood Heights, Brooklyn, it is served by the R train at all times. The D and N trains also stop here during late nights, and some rush-hour W trains stop here in the peak direction.

The 25th Street station was constructed as part of the Fourth Avenue Line, which was approved in 1905. Construction on the segment of the line that includes 25th Street started on December 20, 1909, and was completed in May 1912. The station opened on June 22, 1915, as part of the initial portion of the BMT Fourth Avenue Line to 59th Street. The station's platforms were lengthened in 1926–1927,^[4] and again during a renovation in 1968–1970.^[5]